A very Canadian coup d’état

The Speaker's reasoning is faulty and represents nothing less than an attempt to radically alter the nature of our Constitution by making the Crown subsidiary to Parliament.

OTTAWA—Although the government and opposition parties have found a way to resolve the standoff over the production of documents pertaining to the Afghan detainees, the House Speaker's ruling that led to this last-minute deal should not remain uncontested. The Speaker's reasoning is faulty a...

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